Shipping-case.



E. I. DYSON @I H. s. BULLEII.'

SHIPPING CASE. APPLICATION FILED MAI/5.1915.

Patented May 8, 1917.

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L APPLICATION FILED MAY 5. 191,5- l Lmo l Patented May 8,1%1

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.ar erro@ EDWARD T. DYSON AND HARRY S. BULLEN, F OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.,

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Be it known that we, EDWARD T. DYSON and HARRY S.'BULLEN, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Oakland, in the county of AlamedaandState of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Shipping-Cases, of which the fol- .'lowing is a specification.

This invention relates yto improvements in containers and moreparticularly to a device for shipping berries-or small fruit by4'express or parcel post, the principal object of our invention being toprovide a package containing several trays all ofA which are made fromcorrugated straw board, thereby making a shipping container which 'islight in Weight, yet strong and rigid.

Another object of our invention is to construct trays for said containerthat one is supported on another, theupper tray being` held againsthorizontal movementwith respect to the lower tray, and being supportedsuch a distance from the lower tray as not to crush the contentsthereof.

Another object of our invention is to form this tray of a single pieceof straw board and in such a manner that the same may be readilymanufactured by automatic machinery. ,j

Another object of our invention is to form the outer covering of saidtrays of a single piece ofvcorrugated straw board of such form that thebottom and top thereof have double thicknesses, thereby serving as` ingdrawing forming a part of this specilication,

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of our improved container having onecorner broken away to show the arrangement of trays therein.

Fig2 is a view in end 'elevation of a number of trays nested one on theother.

Fig. 3 is a view in plan of the blank from which the said trays areformed.

Patented May 8, 1917,

Application led May 5, 1915. Serial No. 25,961.

Fig. 4 is a view in plan ofthe blank from which the outer cover isformed.

Fig. 5 is a View in section on the line 5 5,

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Referring to corresponding parts by the same numerals of reference, 1denotes the outer cover comprising the top 2, the sides 3, bottom 4 andends 5, the said sides being provided with Ventilating openings 6 andthe ends with Ventilating openings 7. The blank from which thiscontainer `is formed is illustrated in Fig. 4 wherein is seen that theends 5 are formed continuously with the sides 3, one-half of each endbeing formed on each of the sides and the openings 7 being formedyone-half in each half of the end. The top and bottom 1 and 4 areprovided with the extension flaps 8, these fiaps being folded back onthe line 9 to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4.

.This provides .the top and bottom adjacent the ends with twothicknessesof material, which assists in cushioning any shock which the contentsmay be subjected to by reason of the box. being dropped or otherwiseroughly handled. The container is folded along the lines shown bydashesand the half ends 5 are of such length that they abut togetherforming a smooth outside surface. Y

The trays denoted in general by 10 comprise a bottom portion 11, side l2and the ends 13. In forming the. blank for this tray the sides 12 areprovided with tabs 14, which when the ends 13 are bent up fold aroundthe ends and are fastened by means of a wire staple as shown at 15.The'ends are provided with-upstanding ears 15 and in the base along theedge adjacent the ends are provided' openingsl so arranged that whennesting the ears 15 of the tra s below enter this opening and soprevenet orizontal shifting of one box with respect to the other, theweight of the upper box resting on the shoulder 18 of the box below.

In use the trays are formed by folding up 100 the ends along the dottedlines, bendin the sides and folding the tabs 14 aroun the ends andfastening by means of staples 15 asalrea'dy explained. When the traysare ljlled they are seated on the bottom 4 of the 105 outer'case. Thenthe sides 3 are bent upwardly around the tray andthe ends 5 'swung intoposition. The top 1 is then turned down and the various joiningabutments of edges sealed by means of a piece 110 of adhesive tape 19.It will be` noted that a slot, as indicated at 18, is then formedbetween each 'of the trays While in the end of each is an opening 17,which enables the lingers to be inserted to lift onetray from the other.The openings 6 in the Side of the'container aline With a slot 18 andthef openings 7 of the end aline 'with the opening 17 thus securing afree passage of air into the various trays.

What We claim as new and Wish to cover by Letters Patent is A shippingcase comprising an outer container having top and bottom .closures and.

Ventilating openings in the sides and ends thereof, a plurality ofnested trays adapted to be held in said container, shoulders formed oneachl ofsaid trays adapted to support the superimposed trays a fixeddistance therefrom, the space between said trays alining with the-Ventilating openings in said container.

In testimony whereof we aix our signatures in presence of a witness.

EDWARD T. DYSON. HARRY S. BULLEN.

Witness:

RUTH M. OYA'Rzo.

